mesh
any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
an interwoven or intertwined structure; network.
any arrangement of interlocking metal links or wires with evenly spaced, uniform small openings between, as used in jewelry or sieves.
one of the open spaces between the cords or ropes of a net.
meshes,
the threads that bind such spaces.
the means of catching or holding fast: to be caught in the meshes of the law.
Machinery. the engagement of gear teeth.
Electricity. a set of branches that forms a closed path in a network so that removal of a branch results in an open path.
Metallurgy. a designation of a given fineness of powder used in powder metallurgy in terms of the number of the finest screen through which almost all the particles will pass: This powder is 200 mesh.
to catch or entangle in or as if in a net; enmesh.
to form with meshes, as a net.
Machinery. to engage, as gear teeth.
to cause to match, coordinate, or interlock: They tried to mesh their vacation plans.
to become enmeshed.
Machinery. to become or be engaged, as the teeth of one gear with those of another.
to match, coordinate, or interlock: The two versions of the story don't mesh.
Origin of mesh
1Other words for mesh
Other words from mesh
- in·ter·mesh, verb (used without object)
- mis·mesh, verb
- un·mesh, verb (used with object)
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British Dictionary definitions for mesh
/ (mɛʃ) /
a network; net
an open space between the strands of a network
(often plural) the strands surrounding these spaces
anything that ensnares, or holds like a net: the mesh of the secret police
the engagement of teeth on interacting gearwheels: the gears are in mesh
a measure of spacing of the strands of a mesh or grid, expressed as the distance between strands for coarse meshes or a number of strands per unit length for fine meshes
to entangle or become entangled
(of gear teeth) to engage or cause to engage
(intr often foll by with) to coordinate (with): to mesh with a policy
to work or cause to work in harmony
Origin of mesh
1Derived forms of mesh
- meshy, adjective
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